[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING NEBRASKA'S WORLD WAR II VETERANS

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2008

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
men and women who served our country during World War II, and the 
national non-profit organization dedicated to helping World War II 
veterans visit the World War II Memorial here in Washington D.C.
  I have had the honor of meeting with these veterans--in Nebraska and 
at the memorial built to thank them for their strength, bravery, and 
sacrifices.
  It has been over 60 years since World War II ended with the surrender 
of the Japanese, bringing to the close a war in which 16 million 
American men and women served.
  Less than five million are still with us.
  This week, nearly 250 Nebraska World War II vets visited D.C. They 
came from Omaha, Scottsbluff, and towns in between. They came from 
small towns like Thedford and Nebraska's capital city, Lincoln.
  I know their visit to Washington was a trip of a lifetime for each 
and every one of them, and I know I speak for all of us when I thank 
them for their service to our country.
  I also want to thank the Heartland Honor Flight for their efforts to 
make this trip a reality. During the past four years, honor flights 
have transported more than 5,000 veterans to our nation's capital.
  I'm proud to live in a country which honors our heroes.

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